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China Moves Ahead With New National Park System
Policy makers and scientists from China, the US and other countries recently gathered to discuss China’s plans to create a unified...
Constant Tedder
Sep 3, 20204 min read


The Great American Outdoors Act: A Once-In-A-Generation Effort to Boost Conservation
Donald Trump recently signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act, a historic bill that will provide dedicated funding to acquire and...
Constant Tedder
Sep 2, 20203 min read


How Scientists Are Using the Internet To Better Track Animals
A collaborative research program, ICARUS, aims to develop an ‘internet of animals’ powered by an antenna aboard the International Space...
Constant Tedder
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Brazil Says No Halt to Amazon Protections, Making a U-Turn On an Earlier Decision
The Ministry of Environment in Brazil has said that it will continue operations to restrict deforestation and fires in the Amazon and...
Constant Tedder
Aug 31, 20202 min read


Hong Kong NGO Calls For Investigation Into Microplastic Waste Found on Shorelines
Plastic Free Seas, a Hong Kong-based environmental charity, is calling for an investigation into the source of the black granule...
Constant Tedder
Aug 28, 20202 min read


Ocean Park Conservation Foundation’s Funding Spotlights Marine Conservation and Illegal Wildlife Tra
This article comes from the frontline activities of the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong, whose mission it is to advocate,...
Constant Tedder
Aug 24, 20203 min read


Turtles and Tortoises in Trouble: More Than Half of All Species Face Extinction
A new paper has found that more than half of the planet’s turtle and tortoise species are threatened with extinction. While the paper...
Constant Tedder
Aug 21, 20207 min read


Mouse-Sized Elephant Shrew Rediscovered After 50 Years
Global Wildlife Conservation, a biodiversity conservation organisation, has announced that the Somali sengi, a mouse-sized elephant shrew...
Constant Tedder
Aug 20, 20203 min read


The Amazon is at Risk of Drying Out
A report warns that the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has become increasingly dry over the past two decades due to human...
Constant Tedder
Aug 20, 20203 min read


Releasing Herds of Animals into the Arctic Could Help Fight Climate Change, Study Finds
Herds of horses, bison and reindeer could play a significant part in saving the world from an acceleration in global heating. That is the...
Constant Tedder
Aug 18, 20204 min read


Is Farmed Fish Sustainable?
Wild caught bluefin tuna is one of the most unsustainable seafood dishes in Hong Kong, with the Pacific bluefin tuna listed as...
Constant Tedder
Aug 18, 20202 min read


How Relevant is the ‘Native vs Invasive’ Argument in a Warming World?
The dichotomy between “native” and “invasive” species similarly creates a schism in the conservation field. While the terms seem...
Constant Tedder
Aug 18, 20206 min read


Seabirds’ Fecal Waste is Worth $1 Billion Annually- Study
New research has shown that the fecal waste of seabirds- namely seagulls, pelicans and penguins- could be worth nearly half a billion US...
Constant Tedder
Aug 18, 20204 min read


Companies Failing to Protect Tropical Forests- Analysis
A new analysis conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) of 100 of the most significant tropical timber and pulp companies has...
Constant Tedder
Aug 17, 20203 min read


Cameroon Suspends Logging Concessions in Ebo Forest
On July 31, Earth.Org reported that the president of Cameroon had approved a logging concession in the Ebo Forest that would threaten the...
Constant Tedder
Aug 17, 20203 min read


New Cub in Malawi’s Liwonde National Park is the First in Decades
African Parks (AP), a grantee of the Lion Recovery Fund, discovered in April that a new lion cub has been born in Malawi’s Liwonde...
Constant Tedder
Aug 14, 20202 min read


Britain’s Oyster Population Gets a Million-Pound Boost
International conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) along with partners Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) and British...
Constant Tedder
Aug 13, 20204 min read


Forests Are a Solution to Climate Change. They’re Also Vulnerable To It
Investing in forests to fight climate change seems like a sure bet. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, pump out oxygen, and...
Constant Tedder
Aug 13, 20205 min read


Indigenous Communities File Legal Action Against Major Oil Pipelines in Ecuador
National and Amazon-region Indigenous federations and communities in Ecuador have launched a global campaign and have filed legal actions...
Constant Tedder
Aug 12, 20203 min read


Some Animals Have ‘Lost Out’ Because of Giant Panda Conservation Efforts- Study
The once critically endangered giant panda has rebounded in numbers in recent years, representing one of the most successful restoration...
Constant Tedder
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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